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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the prized possession of the Commander who captured Billy and Roland?
(a) His sheepskin jacket
(b) His golden boots
(c) His ancient rifle
(d) His pocket watch

2. Where does Billy time travel to after the Carlbad Caverns?
(a) He returns to basic training.
(b) He travels to the moment of his death.
(c) He returns to the POW camp.
(d) He travels to another family vacation.

3. What does one of the German soldiers do to Roland Weary?
(a) Spits on his shoulder
(b) Beats him with a rifle
(c) Takes away his uniform
(d) Mocks his accent

4. Why does one of the Germans beat up an American prisoner of war?
(a) He was mimicking one of the other guards.
(b) He said something that the German did not like.
(c) He was making fun of Billy Pilgrim.
(d) He was trying to escape from the POW camp.

5. What is the only book Billy can read on the trip to Tralfamadore?
(a) How Green Was My Valley
(b) The Valley of the Dolls
(c) The Dollhouse Murders
(d) The Sorrow and the Pity

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the German soldiers find on Billy when they searched him?

2. Who, according to Campbell, would the Americans be fighting if they joined him?

3. What play do the English prisoners put on to welcome the Americans?

4. What does the Marine major tell Billy at the Lion's Club?

5. What does the author compare the march of American prisoners to?

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